Foreword
Suzanne Purkis
Welcome to the first issue of The Ghouls ' Review !
What better way to welcome winter than with a review of some winter vocabulary ? Below are some of my favourite words to describe different types of snow and ice .
Frazil : Soft , slushy ice formed by an accumulation of ice crystals in water that is too turbulent to freeze over . Frazil appeared in the late 1800s , coming from the French Canadian word frasil , meaning snow floating in the water .
Graupel : Small particles of snow with a light crust of ice ; soft hail . First appears in the late 1800s , from the German word graupeln , meaning hailing with soft hailstones .
Sastrugi : Parallel wave-like ridges formed by wind blowing across the surface of hard snow . First appears in the mid-1800s , from the Russian word zastrugi , meaning small ridges .
Verglas : Thin coat of ice on an exposed surface . First appears in the early 1800s ; comes from the French words verre , meaning glass , and glas / glace , meaning ice .
For more wintery words , visit my blog to read my original article about all the different words for snow .
Inside this issue , you will find a selection of writing that is darkly funny , clever , moving , and sometimes terrifying . We here at Grammar Ghoul Press are honoured that we get to meet so many talented people , and we hope you will appreciate their work as much as we do .
Finally , I want to thank all our contributors , as well as those of you who didn ' t make it into this issue . I encourage you to come and participate in our weekly writing challenge and try again for the Spring issue .
Happy Reading !
Editor-in-Chief
(Click here for my blog, Apoplectic Apostrophes.)